Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar passes away at 92
Mumbai, The Gulf Observer: Legendary Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar, who ruled the Indian film industry for a long time, has passed away.
On Saturday, her health started deteriorating once again, days after doctors had informed that the singer is showing signs of improvement. She passed away on Sunday morning at 8.12 am, due to multiple organ failures.
According to Indian media, people will be able to visit the body of the legendary singer in Mumbai’s Shivaji Park this evening and pay homage to her.
According to Indian media, two days of national mourning has been declared in India on the demise of Lata Mangeshkar.
Indian media says that the Indian flag will remain in the tunnels for 2 days in memory of Lata Mangeshkar.
With a career spanning nearly eight decades, Lata Mangeshkar, also known as the ‘Queen of Melody’, was one of the most versatile singers of the Indian film industry. Born on September 28, 1929, the veteran singer had lent her voice to a bevvy of Bollywood leading ladies, from Madhubala to Priyanka Chopra. She sang over 5,000 songs in over 1,000 Hindi and around 36 regional films.
Her contribution to the Indian music industry and her impact on music lovers cannot go unnoticed. Mangeshkar will always be known for her versatile voice quality, owing to which she had recorded albums in all genres- ghazals, pop, romantic, etc.
Lata was born to classical singer and theatre artist Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar and Shevanti in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore city. Notably, Shevanti was Pandit Deenanath’s second wife and also his first wife Narmada’s sister. Pandit Deenanath started teaching music to Lata at an early age, and by the time she was five years old, she started playing the lead role in the plays written by her father.
Lata never got married but her affair with late Bhupen Hazarika often garnered headlines. Though the two never spoke about it, which was eventually termed as a rumor. This was until Hazarika’s estranged wife Priyamvada Patel Hazarika, back in 2012, confirmed his affair with the melody queen.
